I see Manu and Duncan and Finley getting older every year...Horry is on his last legs as well...If Bron hit his jumpers he could have won 2 games off the Spurs you could feel his team waiting for one of those LEbron spurts...I dont know if they can beat Spurs but I do know that wont have those scoring droughts with Kobe and I do know that there is a possibility they dont play the Spurs... they would beat the Mavs and possibly Phx

Kobe+Odom+Gibson+Z won't be beating Mavs, Suns, Spurs, or even the Jazz.

Get real. They will "seemingly" be better because they moved East, when in reality, that lineup would be about the same as the Lakers right now. Gibson is a upgrade over Smush thats it. Z ist he most overrated, "stast make him look better than he is" guy.

Pierce and #5 for Kobe is a great trade for both teams.
Kobe accepts because he:
-moves to the weak East
-is surrounded by a young solid team that is going nowhere but up
-Kobe gets the low-post option he's always wanted in Al Jefferson

It's good for LA because they get a guy who is only 1 or 2 steps behind Kobe, and they get a 5th pick if they decide to go the route of rebuilding.

ryant's great and all but comes with too much baggage to make the deal worthwhile. One thing that Bryant is doing that Pierce has not: *****. He wants West, he wants a trade, he wants Ron Artest, blah-blah-blah....while Pierce, who has stuck through far more losing than Bryant had to put up with in LA, consistently shoes his loyalty to the Cs. Bryant doesn't do that much more for the Cs anyway when Pierce is healthy and the Celtics would have to give up the 5th pick, which will give them the chance to draft a good starter, maybe even an All-Star. Not a good deal for the Cs.

ryant's great and all but comes with too much baggage to make the deal worthwhile. One thing that Bryant is doing that Pierce has not: *****. He wants West, he wants a trade, he wants Ron Artest, blah-blah-blah....while Pierce, who has stuck through far more losing than Bryant had to put up with in LA, consistently shoes his loyalty to the Cs. Bryant doesn't do that much more for the Cs anyway when Pierce is healthy and the Celtics would have to give up the 5th pick, which will give them the chance to draft a good starter, maybe even an All-Star. Not a good deal for the Cs.

Dr. Buss has said that he is going to resolve this situation no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Bucher was sayin that it's pointless and that the Lakers should just trade Kobe but he also said that the Doc is taking Jim out of the Front Office and is taking full control of things again.

The Bulls are my 3rd favorite team behind LA and Detroit, so I wouldnt be mad at all to see him traded there. I'd want Ben Gordon, Tyrus Thomas, the #9 pick, Duhon, and PJ Brown in return though.

I'm sure LA would only trade him east, and Phx isnt exactly on my favorite teams list, but just the thought of seeing what a Nash/Kobe/Amare duo would do is fascninating. I tried it out on nba live and beat every team by at least 30.

Dr. Buss has said that he is going to resolve this situation no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Bucher was sayin that it's pointless and that the Lakers should just trade Kobe but he also said that the Doc is taking Jim out of the Front Office and is taking full control of things again.

The Bulls are my 3rd favorite team behind LA and Detroit, so I wouldnt be mad at all to see him traded there. I'd want Ben Gordon, Tyrus Thomas, the #9 pick, Duhon, and PJ Brown in return though.

I'm sure LA would only trade him east, and Phx isnt exactly on my favorite teams list, but just the thought of seeing what a Nash/Kobe/Amare duo would do is fascninating. I tried it out on nba live and beat every team by at least 30.

If the Lakers trade Kobe to the Bulls, they'll ask for 2 of either Hinrick/Gorden/Deng.